Railroad tie and chair



(No Model.) A. T. STEVENS.

RAILROAD TIE AND CHAIR.

Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

Unire ALFRED T. STEVENS,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed April 2G, 1886.

T 0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALFRED T. S'rnvifms, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ferry, in the county ofOceana and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad Ties and Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in railway ties and chairs; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a railwaytie and chair embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse sectionalview of the same, taken on the line w x of Fig. 2.

A represents a railway-tie, which is made of either east or wrought metal, and is provided on its upper side with laterallyextending` flanges B.

D represents a pair of' plates, which are bent, as at d and d', so as to form the outwardlyextending bases or plates di, which bear upon the tie, the inclined lips D', to embrace the base of the rail, and the vertical plates D, to bear against opposite sides ofthe rail, between the base and the head thereof. rIhe said plates D thus constitute a chair, to effect the double purpose of securing the meeting ends of rails together and make a secure joint, and also to secure the rails firmly to the tie. The ends of the plates d2 are bent under, and are thereby adapted to engage the laterallyprojecting flanges B of the tie. The bent ends ol the One ofthe plates d form catches or hooks d.

OF FERRY, MICHIGAN.

E AND CHAIR.

Serial No. 200,195.

(No model.)

plates l) bears against each side ot" the railroadrail, and said plates are provided with openings b,through which pass the usual bolts, E, which extend through the shanks of the meeting ends of' the rails, and thereby secure the same firmly between the plates D. Vertical bolts F pass through openings which are made in the outer ends of the plates d'l and in the flanges B, and thereby secure the plates D firmly on the tie against the possibility of lateral displacement.

A railway tie and chair thus constructed is exceedingly strong and durable, and is adapted to secure the rails very firmly in place.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The rail-fastening device comprising the plate D,bent to form the base-plate dt, having the lips or catches Z3 at its ends to engage the flanged edges ofthe tie, the lip ]),to embracethe base of' the rail, and thevertieal plate D?, to bear against the shank of the rail, substantially as described.

2. The plates D, having the bases d, provided with the lips or catches d at their ends, the lips D', and the vertical plates D2, for the purposes set forth, in combination with the tie having the flanges B, and the rail or rails secured between the lips D/ and plates D2 of the plates D, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED T. STEVENS.

Vit-nesses:

E. O. Pisani, Jr.,

DWIGHT E. Caorle. 

